Automatic coin-actuated vending device.



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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

JOSEPH AARONS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

AUTOMATIC COlN-ACTUATED VENDING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,418, dated November 26, 1901.

Application filed January 2, 1901. Serial No. 41,879. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

and useful improvements in an automatic coin-actuated vending device of superior simplicity, economy, and efiiciency; and it consists of the structure, combination, and arrangement of devices hereinafter specified and claimed,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation showing a portion of the back of the case broken away. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line 3 3, Fig. 4 is a view in section on the line 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view, in rear elevation, of the oscillatory coin-receiver. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of said receiver. Fig. 7 is a View in section on the line 7 7, Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a view in section on the line 8 8, Fig. 6. ceiver and slides for discharging the checks from said receiver. Fig. 10 is a vertical ion- 4 gitudinal section through the stationary coinhopper.

More particularly, the object of my invention is to provide an automatic coin-actuated vending-machine which shall always deliver a check or analogous device receivable for merchandise of value not less than the amount of the coin inserted into the machine, the machine also affording a' certain element of chance. My present machine is constructed and adapted to deliver one or more checks upon the insertion of a proper coin into the machine, one check at least always being delivered, while two or three or more checks may be delivered upon each insertion of a proper coin...

I have shown in the accompanying drawings a machine adapted to deliver one, two, or

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the check-rethree checks upon eachinsertionof a proper coin; but I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to any given number of checks which the machine may be constructed to deliver, as my invention contemplates the delivery of a single check or of plural checks of any desired number, as inay'be desired; but the principle of my invention will be thoroughly understood as applied to a machine capable of delivering one,two,0r three checks, as the case may be. In no case will the machine fail to deliver at least a single check, it being understood that each'check represents the value of the coin inserted, so that in no event will the operator fail to get at least his moneys worth, while at the same time he may get more.

I carry out my invention as follows:

In the drawings anysuitable inclosing case is indicated at a. At the top of the case is a stationary coin-hopper (indicated atb) constructed to receive a coin at the top, as at c, said hopperbeiug provided with a chute (indicated at d) discharging into a horizontal channel e at the base, said channel discharging the coin at one end upon a face-platefof the case, forming a coin-runway. lhe face plate is constructed with a series of pins g, located in a staggering manner thereon, and with a deflecting-guideway 7b to carry the coin discharged from the hopper 1) toward the center of-the face-plate. At one end of the horizontal channel 6 is a plunger '1; to force the coins forward to discharge a coin at the op posite end ofsaid channel upon said faceplate. The face-plate is preferably inclined, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3, and is covered with a transparent coveringj, forming the runway .2 between the glass and the face-plate. Atthe base of the runway a isa transverse opening, (shown at 70,) through which the coins are discharged into an oscillatory coin-receiver Z, supported upon crankarnis' m, journaled in the case, one of said arms beingprovided with an operating-handle it. In Fig. 3 of the drawing said oscillatory coin-receiver is indicated in normal position in full lines and in retracted position in dotted lines, the full and dotted lines indicating the two forward and rear positions assumed in the oscillation of said coin-receiver. The coin-receiver is constructed with a series of channels communicating with the transverse opening 70 when the receiver is in normal position. As shown in the drawings,

' four of these channels, as the channels indicated by the numerals l 2 3 4, converge or come together at the base of the receiver, so as all to discharge from asingle mouth or discharge-opening, (indicated at the numeral 5), the channels 1 2 3 4 being indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 5 and 8. As shown, the receiver is also provided with two channels (indicated by the numerals 8 and 9) converging to discharge through a single mouth or opening 6, the channels 8 9 being indicated in full lines in the sectional view, Fig. 8, and in dotted lines in Fig. 5. Said receiver is also provided with a single channel (indicated by the numeral 10) discharging through a month or opening 11. A coin is indicated at the numeral 12.

In a machine constructed as shown it will thus be apparent that there are four chances of a coin being discharged from the receiver through the opening 5 at the base thereof to two chances of a coin being discharged from the opening 6 and to one of a coin being discharged through the opening 11. A coin discharged from any one of the channels of said receiver first strikes upon a base-plate p, the coin when it first strikes said base-plate not being Wholly discharged from the corresponding channel of the receiver. Adjacent to the corresponding months 5 6 11 the base-plate is preferably recessed, as indicated at q. The base of the receiver is also recessed at the base of the several openings 5 6 11, as indicated at rs t.

A receptacle for the checks is indicated at u, at the base of which are located reciprocatorydischarge-slides, (indicated at 13 and 14,) said slides'provided with corresponding openings 15 and 16, registering one with another when in normal position and with the opening in the base of the receptacle u, so that checks may fall into the corresponding openings in said slides. One of said slides-as the upper slide 13, for example-is made substantially twice the thickness of the other slide, as the lower slide 14, so that two checks may be received in the opening 15 of the slide 13, while only one check may be received into the opening 16 of the slide 14. Said slides are formed toward their forward ends with upturned shoulders, (indicated at 17 and 18,) the shoulder 17 of the slide 13 being adjacent to the discharge-opening 6 of the coin-re ceiver, while the shoulder 18 of the slide 14 is normally in position adjacent to the discharge-opening 5. A coin dropped into the opening 6 would obviously be located between the front wall of said opening and the shoulder 17 ,so that when the coin-receiver was oscillated the coin would be forced into contact with the shoulder 17, thereby moving the slide 13, with the checks, in the opening 15 to the rear, so that the checks might drop from said slide. So, also, a coin dropping to the base of the opening 5 would lie between the front Wall of such opening and the shoulder 18, so that when the coin-receiver was oscillated the coin would strike against the shoulder 18 and force the slide 14 rearward, so as to discharge its check therefrom.

To actuate both slides simultaneously when the coin should drop to the base of the opening 11, so as to discharge the three checks simultaneously from both slides 13 and 14, an oscillatory lever 41 is provided to contact with the front edges of both said slides, so that when a coin drops in front of said lever and the coin-receiver is oscillated both slides will he forced rearward. Thus with two slides I am enabled to make three different discharges of checks. A spring w restores the coin-receiver to normal position.

Beneath'the discharge ends of the slides 13 14 in their retracted position is a chute, (indicated at 19,) into which the checks are discharged, said chute leading forward through the ease of the machine to deliver the checks into a receiver 20 outside the case. It will be observed that in the rearward movement of the coin-receiver when the coins are moved back past the edge of the base-plate p the coins will drop into the interior of the case of the machine.

To facilitate the manipulation of the crankhandle a, a handhold so may be engaged with the case of the machine,which may be grasped to facilitate the manipulation of said handle.

The coin-hopper is preferably constructed in two parts properly secured together, as by means of rivets, (indicated at 21.) The oscillatory coin-receiver may be made in any suitable manner, as of two plates 22 and 23, properly recessed on their inner surfaces, with a dividing-partition 24 therebetween. Attached to the oscillatory coin-receiver is a bracket or arm 25, the same extending over the upturned flanges 17 and 18 of the slides, and whereby upon the return of the coin-receiver to normal position the slides will be retracted therewith.

Each portion of the hopper?) is provided with a glass, (indicated at 26 and 27,) so that the coins in the channel 6 may be seen both at the front and at the rear of the machine. In front of the oscillatory coin-receiver I prefer also to locate a glass, (indicated at 28,) so that advertising matter may be placed at the back thereof.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a coin-actuated vending-machine, the combination of a coin-hopper, a runway, an oscillatory coin-receiver at the base of the runway constructed with a series of channels to receive the coin from the runway, at receptacle, and means actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver an article from said receptacle.

2. In acoin-actuated vending-machine, a coin-hopper, a coin-runway, an oscillatory coin-receiver at the base of the runway, constructed with a series of channels to receive the coin from the runway, a receptacle, and a reciprocatory slide at the base of the receptacle provided with an opening therethrough actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver an article from said receptacle.

3. In a coin-actuated vending-machine,a

coin-hopper, a coin-runway, an oscillatorycoin-receiver at the base of the runway, a re-' ceptacle, and plural devices at the base of the receptacle actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver articles from sai receptacle.

5. In a coin-actuated vending-machine, a coin-hopper, a coin-runway, an oscillatory coin-receiver at the base of the runway, a receptacle, and plural'slides at the base of the receptacle actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver articles from the receptacle, one of said slides constructed to receive plural articles from the receptacle.

6. In a coin-actuated vending'machine, a coin-hopper, a coin runway, an oscillatory coin-receiver at the base of the runway, constructed with a series of channels to receive the coin from the runway, a receptacle, and plural slides at the base of the receptacle actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver articles from the receptacle, said slides arranged to be actuated independently or simultaneously, the movement of the slides being governed by the location of the coin in the coin-receiver.

7. In a coin-actuated vending-machine, a coin-hopper, a coin -runway, an oscillatory coin-receiver atthe base of the runway, a re ceptacle, and means actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver an article from said receptacle, said coin-receiver constructed with a series of channels converging to a common discharge-opening.

8. In a coin-actuated vending-machine, a coin-hopper, a coin -runway, an oscillatory coin-receiver at the base of the runway, a receptacle, and means actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver an article from said receptacle, said coin-receiver constructed with plural series of channels each series converging to a separate discharge- 01360111 9. In a coin-actuated vending-machine, a coin-hopper, a coin runway, an oscillatory coin-receiver at the base of the runway, a receptacle, and means actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver an article from said receptacle, said coin-receiver constructed with a receiving-channel and with plural series of coin-receiving channels, the channels of each series converging to a separate discharge-openin 10. In a coin-actuated vending-machine, the combination of a coin-hopper, a coin-runway, an oscillatory coin-receiver at the base of the runway constructed with a series of channels to receive the coin from the runway, a stationary support adjacent to the base of the coin-receiver to support the coin when the receiver is in normal position, a receptacle, means actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver an article from said receptacle, the coin being discharged from the coin-receiver and from said support by the movement of the coin-receiver.

11. In a coin-actuated Vendingmachine, a coin hopper constructed with a channel, a coin-runway, means to discharge a coin from the hopper upon the runway, and an oscillatory coin-receiver at the base of the runway, a receptacle, and means actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver an article from said receptacle, said coin-hopper provided with a transparent covering both at the front and at the rear of said channel.

12. In a coin-actuated vending-machine, a coin-hopper constructed with a channel, a coin-runway below the hopper, a plunger in said channel to deliver a coin from the hop per upon the runway, an oscillatory coin-receiver at the base of the runway, a receptacle, and means actuated by the oscillation of the coin-receiver to deliver an article from said receptacle, said hopper provided with'a transparent covering at the front and at the rear of said channel.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses. 

